EFL Trophy · Group South - 5: Newport County beat Swindon Town 2-0. The match was played on Tuesday, 22 September 2026 at County Ground (Swindon); refereed by D. Bourne.
G. Garner 4' (Newport County) · T. Nyakuhwa 80' (Newport County)
After a 0-1 first half, the game finished 0-2.
Swindon Town held 60% of possession against 40%, attempting 12 shots to Newport County's 14.
Shots on target read 1-5 and corners 6-2.
L. Ward, J. Debayo, J. Ball, B. Kirkman, L. Griffiths-Brown, T. Nichols, D. Butterworth, M. Clark, F. Hoare, J. Pearman, A. Hackford
Substitutes: C. Summers, D. Butler, M. Virtue, O. Clarke, J. Terry, J. Hungbo, R. Da Costa
Coach: Ian Holloway
J. Turner, C. Evans, J. Thomas, D. Sassi, A. Merritt, M. Smith, C. Jarvis, T. Nyakuhwa, H. Pugh, Y. Bamba, G. Garner
Substitutes: S. MacDonald, C. Brennan, H. Halpin, M. Dibley-Dias, K. Evans, S. Gwengwe, M. Adu Poku
Coach: Hayden Mullins
T. Nyakuhwa (Newport County) — named player of the match with a 8.2 rating.